Increase of Population, 1861-1901., TABLE VI.—Showing the Population at each Enumeration from 1861 to 1901 ; and the Numerical and Centesimal Increase between each Census.
| Year of Census. |
Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Population. |
Increase since last Census. |
Population. |
Increase since last Census. |
Population. |
Increase since last Census. |
| Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| 1861 |
540,322 |
129,556 |
31.54 |
328,651 |
64,317 |
24.33 |
211,671 |
65,239 |
44.55 |
| 1871 |
731,528 |
191,206 |
35.39 |
401,050 |
72,399 |
22.03 |
330,478 |
118,807 |
56.13 |
| 1881 |
862,346 |
130,818 |
17.88 |
452,083 |
51,033 |
12.72 |
410,263 |
79,785 |
24.14 |
| 1891 |
1,140,405 |
278,059 |
32.24 |
598,414 |
146,331 |
32.37 |
541,991 |
131,728 |
32.11 |
| 1901 |
1,201,341 |
60,936 |
5.34 |
603,883 |
5,469 |
0.91 |
597,458 |
55,467 |
10.23 |